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LOT 1538
Chinese Han Style Bronze Horse Weight
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (203 grams, 78 mm).
A Han style bronze weight modelled as a reclining horse, all four legs tucked beneath its body, neck and head leaning backwards and to one side of the body; the animal displaying a characterful face with bulging eyes and flared nostrils; a dense and intricate series of geometric motifs adorning the body; hollow-formed.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-1990s.
From a West Country collection.
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Chinese Tang Horse with Separate Rider
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
A ceramic horse and rider figure modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, the horse standing on a rectangular base, its stocky neck and head slightly turned to the right, ears pricked forwards, cropped mane and short, dressed tail; rider seated in saddle wearing a knee-length robe, hood and riding boots, one arm held in front of his body, the other raised above his head, detailing to his face; remains of polychrome pigmentation; the upper half of the rider's body modelled separately. 1.75 kg, 32 cm high
From the R.M.Hicks OBE private collection, UK. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C106u29 from Oxford Authentication.
A symbol of military strength and social status, the horse was ever a potent mythological and symbolic animal in China. During the Tang Dynasty, both polo and hunting from horseback became fashionable for men and women. It was also during the Tang Dynasty period that female court attendants on horses appeared in art and in tomb sculpture. The fruits of China's relationship with the horse include three of the most important innovations in equestrian history: the horse collar, the stirrup and harnesses based on the breast strap. The failure of China's domestic horse breeding programmes forced them to artificially inflate the price of tea (the production of which was controlled by China), so that tea could be traded for horses from their neighbours. -
Chinese Tang Whiteware Jar
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
A piriform whiteware jar with short neck, chamfered rim and slightly out-turned foot. 2.56 kg, 32 cm high
Acquired 1970-1990s. Ex Hong Kong collection. From a private West Country collection. -
Chinese Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha
Circa 20th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
A hollow-forme gilt-bronze Buddha figurine sitting cross-legged on a lotus-flower dais with left hand resting palm-upward in the lap to accept a bumpa vessel. 6.85 kg, 45 cm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Ogotai (?) Auctions, Paris, France, 22 January 2016, lot 5. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11712-199349.
